eS Game of SKATE June 2006 Tampa
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Photos and full results from the eS Game of SKATE June 2006 in Tampa...
eS Game of SKATE June 2006 Tampa
By Rob Meronek  Willy Kane won today's eS Game of SKATE. See you at ASR in San Diego for the Pro Game, Willy. He won an all expenses paid trip |
 Chris Jata got matched up against a kid who just started skating. That was over quick, but then Anton Arratia ollie impossibled him right out of the Game in the next round |
 Khris Dupree's frontside pop shuvs were no match against Anton's ollie impossibles, which took Khris out in the first round |
 Anton Arratia made it all the way to the fourth bracket, but then got taken out by second place finisher Connor Kammerer. This is a fakie 360 flip |
 Robbie Kirkland is fresh off the SPoT ankle buster, but he could still throw down. This is a 360 flip |
 Does he like ribs that much? This kid's name is BBQ. BBQ got cooked in the second round by Malcom Seaman. This is a switch heel on the barbie |
 Abdias Rivera got taken out in the first round with the final trick being a fakie varial flip. This here is a regular varial flip |
 Abdias Rivera - switch 360 flip |
 TJ Sparks made it all the way to the Semi-Final round before he got taken out. This is a 360 flip |
 Jason Durbin took out Aaron Doerner here in the second round. This is a 360 flip |
 Yonnie Cruz took out John Stowe in the first round without getting any letters. This is John doing a switch varial heel |
 Yonnie Cruz made it to the third round, but then got taken out by Jason Durbin who got no letters. This is a nollie half cab flip |
 Yonnie Cruz - switch frontside flip |
 Brooks Jones took out Justin Myers here in the first round. It was a close game where both had "T" before it ended. This is a half cab flip |
 Mike Espinoza made it all the way to the Semi-Final round, but got taken out there. This is a nollie heel |
 Alex Pelligrino made it to the third round with his helmet and fakie flip before he got the boot |
 Robbie Kirkland got cancelled by Anton there on BGP's in the third round. This is a nollie flip |
 This was the scene for the final games which had the crowd pretty lit up |
 Jason Durbin was one of the last three left. I was hoping he'd end up at ASR with us, but he got taken out with a switch backside flip for his last letter. This is a nollie heel |
 TJ Sparks - backside flip |
 Willy Kane won a trip to ASR with all expenses paid for winning today's es Game of SKATE. This is a nollie backside flip |
 Malcom Seaman made it to the Semi-Finals round with tricks like this nollie inward heel |
 TJ Sparks - frontside half cab flip |
 Mike Espinosa - 360 flip |
 Jason Durbin - nollie inward heel |
 Connor Kammerer - switch 360 flip |
 Willy Kane - frontside half cab flip |
 Connor Kammerer - frontside half cab flip |
 Connor Kammerer - fakie double flip |
 When Willy Kane made this switch double flip, everyone thought a letter was coming up for Connor. Connor made it. That was crazy |
 When Connor Kammerer made this nollie big heel, everyone thought a letter was coming up for Willy. Willy made it. That was also crazy |
 The remaining 10 people were divided up into two games of five people each. The final two were Willy Kane and Connor Kammerer. Willy ended up winning it with the final trick being a Jim Bates-ish backside 360 |
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